Nigeria, April 26 -- The crisis rocking the leading opposition party in Zamfara State, the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has deepened as some members are threatening to leave the party over the crisis.

Rising from a meeting on Saturday, supporters of Kabiru Marafa, a former senator and commissioner, issued a statement that they were considering leaving the party due to "lack of transparency within the party."

Mr Marafa, who was the 2023 Tinubu/Shettima Campaign Coordinator in the state, joined the party earlier this month. He left the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) after accusing President Bola Tinubu of trying to create confusion in the country's democratic process.

The ADC is divided into two factions. One is led by Mr M...